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Swim Report – December 10, 2023 – Thermocline Edition

December 20, 2023 By Steve

Our first swim of December gave us a 43F lake – unusually warm for this time of year. We also noticed that the water wasRead More

Swim Report – November 26, 2023 – Late November Flurries

November 27, 2023 By Steve

We had our first official “snow swim” yesterday. Everything was clear when I got there at 6:40am, but the flurries started around 7:00am, giving usRead More

Swim Report – November 12, 2023 – Last Gasp of Autumn

November 27, 2023 By Steve

The morning started out a bit gloomy with overcast skies and a 45F air temp. But the clouds gradually dissipated, and it turned out toRead More

Swim Report – October 29, 2023 – Gray Skies Edition

November 11, 2023 By Steve

Finally getting around to posting this. Our last swim of October gave us a 56F lake temp, 45F air temp, 1-3 foot swells and aRead More

Swim Report – October 15, 2023 – Cold Plunge

October 19, 2023 By Steve

What a difference a couple of weeks makes! During our last swim earlier this month, the lake came in at 66F. But we had aRead More

Swim Report – October 1, 2023 – Happy October!

October 8, 2023 By Steve

The first meetup on the first day of October gave us a hint of fall in the air (63F) but a still very summer-like lakeRead More

Swim Report – September 24, 2023 – Happy Autumn!

September 28, 2023 By Steve

Sunrise at our first autumn meetup came a bit later at 6:39am, but the lake was still very summer-like at 69F. We had some slightRead More

Swim Report – September 17, 2023 – Late Summer Rain Edition

September 17, 2023 By Steve

A steady drizzle turned into a constant rain during our swim. But a very balmy 69F lake temp more than neutralized the 59F air temp.Read More

Swim Report – September 3, 2023 – Summer Sendoff

September 17, 2023 By Steve

One of our more perfect swim mornings, we had a 73F lake temp, 72F air temp, lots of sunshine at 6:15am. Keeping this one briefRead More

Swim Report – August 27, 2023 – Beach Hazard Edition

August 27, 2023 By Steve

Similar to two weeks ago, we had high waves driven by the sustained winds from the east. But the lake temp came in at 73F,Read More

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